Let's take the Gregorian year 2000, for instance. When did the corresponding Chinese year begin? And when did it end? What's the Sign under which the Chinese year in question was placed? This calculator allows you to rapidly identify the Chinese years from 1516 to 2060 A.D.
If you happen to notice differences between our calculator and other sources, rely entirely on our indications for they're rigorously precise.
Any Chinese year invariably begins with the second new-moon day after the winter solstice. The Chinese New Year's day, therefore, is movable — just as Easter Day, which is also tributary of the moon — and takes place somewhere between January 21 and February 20 according to astronomic circumstances.
The Chinese zodiac is a cycle of twelve Chinese years placed under the signs of the twelve following symbolic animals: Rat, Buffalo (or Ox), Tiger, Cat (or Rabbit or Hare), Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat (or Sheep or Ram), Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig (or Boar).
Chinese years also evolve in cycles of ten years each. Every set of two consecutive years is governed by a Chinese cosmic element. There are five elements in all: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water.
To identify a Chinese year corresponding to a Gregorian year:
1. Select the Gregorian year
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